The secret technique ‘Dripping Blood’ was a secret technique that dissected the essence of the Origin Law of Universal Space and then demonstrated it through sword techniques.
Volume 1 of ‘Dripping Blood’ was the general outline.
Volumes 2 to 109 were methods for analysing, studying and cultivating the 108 mysteries.
Volume 110 was a summary of the 108 sets of sword techniques.
“Analysing the essence is incredibly difficult! The Origin Laws of the universe operate in their most perfect form… As for their essence, cultivators have to continuously analyse it. Even the first three pictures of the ‘Nine Universe Chaos Stele’ merely contain the 108 mysteries within 108 raindrops. I am incapable of such a method!
“I can only use one sword technique after another to explain these 108 fundamental mysteries.
“To comprehend them is extremely difficult.
“Among these 108 fundamental mysteries, the first nine are the easiest, the middle 27 are very difficult, and the final 72 are the most difficult. The 27 combined with the first nine form the second picture, the Drizzle Picture, while the final 72 combined with the preceding 36 form the most perfect Heavy Rain Picture.
“Although the first nine sets are the easiest, without ‘supreme talent’, ‘supreme comprehension’ and ‘supreme state of mind’, it is very difficult to cultivate them successfully.
“Back then, I spent 3,000 years comprehending them in Chaos City before finally creating ‘Dripping Blood’. If I had been in the Original Universe, it would have taken at least tens of thousands of years.
“I have two pieces of advice for future cultivators.
“1. If you are in Chaos City and still have not comprehended the first sword technique after twenty years of cultivation, give up on ‘Dripping Blood’ and slowly comprehend the Laws like the other cultivators. This path is not suitable for you.
“2. If you are in the Original Universe and still have not comprehended the first sword technique after 200 years of cultivation, do the same and give up on ‘Dripping Blood’.”
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The final two sentences in the first volume of the secret technique made Luo Feng frown.
Indeed!
Earlier, on the rooftop of his cultivation residence, he had seen the long passage left behind by Lian Luo, which mentioned ‘3,000 years of comprehension’. Since those words had been left in Chaos City, it naturally meant that he had spent a full 3,000 years comprehending the Laws in Chaos City before finally achieving success.
Comprehending the Laws in Chaos City allowed one to observe the manifestations of the Origin Laws in the sky, making the process far more efficient. Even so, it had taken him such a long time.
“Twenty years?”
Luo Feng spoke softly, revealing a trace of a smile.
“Give up on ‘Dripping Blood’ if I haven’t comprehended the first sword technique within twenty years?”
“Supreme talent? Supreme comprehension? Supreme state of mind?”
“In terms of talent and comprehension, the Mosha Clan doppelganger is extremely high.”
“In terms of state of mind, perhaps I am slightly inferior to Big Brother and Second Brother, but at least I can always maintain an extremely cold and calm state of mind.”
Luo Feng secretly thought, “Talent, comprehension and state of mind, all three should be considered supreme, right?”
Luo Feng’s Earthling true body might be considered fairly talented in the vast universe, but it did not meet the ‘supreme’ standard mentioned by Lian Luo in the secret manual.
The Mosha Clan doppelganger…
That was different!
It belonged to one of the strongest assassination races among the countless races of the universe, a darling of universal space.
In terms of talent, among humanity, no race could compare with the Mosha Clan in the Origin Law of Space. The Mosha Clan was also exceptionally fast at comprehending the Origin Law of Space.
Combined with Luo Feng’s state of mind…
The conditions were naturally excellent!
Chaos City was surrounded by chaotic airflow.
On the rooftop of a cultivation residence in this ancient city, Luo Feng stood there, gazing at the vast wilderness outside Chaos City.
“The ‘Dripping Blood’ secret technique begins with sword techniques. Fortunately, sword techniques should not be too difficult for me to master quickly.”
Luo Feng pondered.
The first volume of the secret technique contained detailed explanations of many sword techniques. Through incredibly complicated sword techniques, cultivators were gradually guided to experience the underlying artistic conception, eventually comprehending the fundamental essence of the sword technique representing the first mystery.
Sword and blade were both close combat weapons.
Swords placed greater emphasis on thrusting.
Blades placed greater emphasis on slashing.
However, the Shadow Gold Blade used by Luo Feng was modelled after the ‘Blood Shadow Battle Blade’. The Blood Shadow Battle Blade was 108 centimetres long, with an 80 centimetre blade and a width of 5.3 centimetres. Its dimensions were slightly different from the Blood Shadow Battle Blade Luo Feng had used on Earth.
Simply looking at its shape made it clear that this was a blade designed primarily for thrusting.
Many greatswords wielded with both hands actually resembled savage battle blades more than Luo Feng’s weapon did.
Having used the Shadow Gold Blade for such a long time, switching to a sword was not particularly difficult.
“In terms of close combat talent, among my three bodies, there is no doubt that the Mosha Clan doppelganger is the strongest.”
Luo Feng secretly thought.
“In that case, let’s begin!”
…
Luo Feng directly sat cross-legged.
He raised his head and looked at the crystalline threads extending from the cracks in the chaotic sky, as well as the flowing secret patterns.
That mysterious sensation was intoxicating.
Just like the tens of thousands of universe-level experts cultivating in Chaos City, Luo Feng also began this form of quiet meditation and comprehension.
The Chaotic True Spirit was effective on the soul.
But just like taking medicine, its effects weakened the further one went.
Luo Feng had been hunting for more than eight months. At the beginning, the Chaotic True Spirit had continuously transformed his soul. But as the transformation progressed, the effects of the Chaotic True Spirit continually diminished.
Especially during the first one or two months, the improvement had already become almost imperceptible.
It made sense!
If it could improve the soul without limit, then relying on the Chaotic True Spirit alone would allow the soul to transform into an Immortal soul.
Unfortunately, there was no such good thing in the world!
“No wonder everyone sits there cultivating. Only newcomers go outside the city to kill. It turns out… for many Domain Lords and World Lords, the effect of absorbing Chaotic True Spirits has already reached saturation.”
“No wonder so many Chaotic Beasts are still alive outside the city.”
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On the rooftop, Luo Feng raised his head and observed the operating patterns of the Origin Laws of the universe, carefully experiencing them again and again.
Meanwhile, within his internal world.
The Mosha Clan doppelganger transformed into ‘Black-Clothed Luo Feng’, holding a dark red battle sword.
This sword had been directly manufactured by Babata using some machines and alloys stored in its storage space. It had no special effects whatsoever and was merely a very ordinary alloy battle sword, with its design completely following the requirements in the ‘Dripping Blood’ secret manual.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Within Black-Clothed Luo Feng’s body, the life crystal with 10,081 facets was covered in complex golden secret patterns.
The golden secret patterns emitted a faint glow and vaguely generated fluctuations that resonated with the fluctuations of universal space.
Whoosh~~~~
Thousands of phantom bodies appeared, their sword techniques dazzling.
The Mosha Clan doppelganger was naturally suited to using close combat weapons. Moreover, these sword techniques contained aspects of the artistic conception of the Origin Law of Space, making them even smoother to execute.
“No.”
“It should be like this.”
“Yes, that’s it.”
Black-Clothed Luo Feng and Luo Feng’s true body shared the same core soul, so naturally both could simultaneously observe the flow of the Origin Laws of the universe through the cracks in space.
They would observe and experience them, then execute their sword techniques for comparison.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng’s Earthling true body would sometimes use his comprehension of the ‘Nine Universe Chaos Stele’ as a reference, and at other times enter the Virtual Universe to study the secret manual.
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Time passed, day after day.
Although Luo Feng had passed the first level of the Heavenly Bridge and obtained another opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele, he did not immediately go.
According to Lian Luo’s explanation in the ‘Dripping Blood’ secret manual, every opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele had to be carefully grasped and could not be wasted casually.
One had to first completely comprehend all the insights gained during the previous session. Better still, one should continue studying and thinking until countless questions had accumulated in one’s mind.
Only then should one go and observe the ‘Nine Universe Chaos Stele’.
Because after thinking for a long time and accumulating numerous questions, one would often suddenly understand many things upon seeing the Chaos Stele.
This was the way to achieve sufficient efficiency.
After all, the opportunities to comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele were limited.
On 9 June, 2075 of the Chinese calendar, Luo Feng obtained the ‘Dripping Blood Secret Manual’ and began cultivating in Chaos City.
In September 2075, Gusi Luo passed the first level of the Heavenly Bridge. Several days later, Long Yun also passed the first level.
In January 2076, Luo Feng entered the City Lord’s Mansion and began comprehending the ‘Nine Universe Chaos Stele’.
He spent seven days there.
Not only did he resolve many of the questions he had previously encountered while studying the first sword technique, but he also gained some special insights.
The Nine Universe Chaos Stele completely drew the cultivator into the Origin Law of Space itself.
From 2076 to 2077, the Prince of Manka Star, ‘Wuka’, Qian Shui among the genius siblings, and several other geniuses from the Absolute Beginning Area all passed the first level of the Heavenly Bridge.
It might sound as though Wuka, Qian Shui and the others were progressing slowly.
But in reality, the flow of time in the Primordial Universe was slower.
More than three years passed according to Earth time, while only one year passed in Chaos City!
Therefore, in reality, Wuka, Qian Shui and the others were less than a year behind Luo Feng.
During the second and third years in Chaos City, many geniuses from the Heaven and Earth Area and the Last Days Area began passing the first level of the Heavenly Bridge in large numbers.
Among the 1,000 geniuses from this batch, the last of the more than 800 surviving geniuses to pass the first level of the Heavenly Bridge did so at the end of their fourth year after arriving in Chaos City.
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Within Chaos City, the other geniuses had initially been extremely active, frequently venturing outside the city.
Later, after discovering that the effects of the Chaotic True Spirits were becoming increasingly weaker, everyone stopped wasting time hunting Chaotic Beasts.
They would only occasionally venture outside to use Chaotic Beasts to test some of their insights.
Most of their time was spent sitting on rooftops.
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In the Original Universe.
In August 2082 of the Chinese calendar, Luo Feng’s eldest son, Luo Ping, got married and had a child in the same year.
After all, during the Base City Era, quite a few people on Earth had married at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
That year, Luo Ping was already 22 years old.
Luo Feng was speechless.
He had actually become a grandfather?
In 2086, the Earth’s Base Cities began undergoing expansion.
More than twenty years had passed since the battle with the Devouring Beast.
During those twenty-plus years, Earth’s higher-ups had not restricted people from having children. Instead, they continued to encourage larger families, just as they had in the past.
Previously, humanity had been in an unsafe situation, so naturally the more people there were, the better.
Now, Earth had begun connecting with the universe and discovered how vast it was.
Many races had populations numbering in the billions.
Earth’s population was simply too small, so there was naturally no reason to restrict population growth.
With Earth’s rapidly advancing technology, providing enough food for more people was an easy task.
In 2088, the area inhabited by humanity on Earth expanded further, and humanity’s advantage on land became increasingly strong.
In reality, the main reason was that the people of Earth had never completely exterminated the monsters.
For Earthlings, the monsters of today had become targets for the ‘warriors’ to use for training.
In 2089, Luo Feng’s younger son, ‘Luo Hai’, began venturing into the universe.
Luo Ping was relatively steady and composed, but Luo Hai greatly worshipped his father and yearned to venture through the universe.
Luo Feng had no choice but to arrange for Luo Hai to temporarily go to the Qian Wu Dojo.
In 2092, Earth’s humans began constructing cities on some large islands in various regions, including the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.
This marked the beginning of humanity’s entry into the ‘ocean regions’.
In 2099, the transformation of Mars officially began.
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Of course, what left Luo Feng most dumbfounded was this.
In 2103 of the Chinese calendar, his grandson, the child born after Luo Ping had become a father before marriage, had actually gotten married too.
Good heavens.
At this rate…
During Luo Feng’s slightly more than thirty years in Chaos City, 100 years had already passed in the Original Universe.
One hundred years…
He was afraid that his great-grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren would have already appeared.
“No wonder some of those ancient existences that have lived for billions of years have royal families with populations numbering in the billions. Reproduction really is incredibly fast.”
Luo Feng was helpless.
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And when thirty years had passed on Earth, only ten years had passed in Chaos City.
Earth had undergone tremendous changes.
Meanwhile, in that distant and ancient Chaos City, Luo Feng had merely sat quietly in meditation for ten years.